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Ukuhlola intuthuko kanye lokuqakatheka kwemihlangano yethu

1. Lapho abafundi behlangana ndawonye, yiluphi usizo abalutholayo, futhi kungani babeludinga?

UJESU wathi esanda kuvuswa, abafundi babuthana ukuze bakhuthazane. Kodwa bahluthulela iminyango ngoba besesaba izitha zabo. Kumele ukuthi ukwesaba kwabo kwanyamalala lapho uJesu efika esima phakathi kwabo esithi: “Yamukelani umoya ogcwele”! (Bala uJohane 20:​19-22.) Ngemva kwensukwana, abafundi baphinda bahlangana ndawonye njalo uJehova wabagcwalisa ngomoya ongcwele. Bathola amandla amakhulu okwenza umsebenzi wokutshumayela owawubalindele!​—ImiSeb. 2:​1-7.

2. (a) UJehova usinika njani amandla, futhi kungani siwadinga? (b) Kungani Ukukhonza Kwemuli kuqakatheke kangaka? (Khangela amabala angaphansi lebhokisi elithi “Ukukhonza Kwemuli.”)

2 Sehlelwa yibunzima obufanana lalobo obabusehlela abafowethu abaphila ngekhulu lokuqala. (1 Phet. 5:9) Kwezinye izikhathi abanye bethu bangakhathazwa yikwesaba abantu. Kanti njalo siyawadinga amandla avela kuJehova ukuze sibekezele emsebenzini wokutshumayela. (Efe. 6:​10) UJehova usebenzisa ikakhulu imihlangano yethu ukuze asinike amandla la. Khathesi sihamba kabili ngeviki emihlanganweni. Komunye sileNkulumo Kazulu Wonke le-Nqabayokulinda, siphinde sibe lomhlangano waphakathi kweviki obizwa ngokuthi yiMpilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu.a Sijabulela lemibuthano emine eyenziwa minyaka yonke: umhlangano wesabelo, imihlangano yesiqinti emibili kanye leSikhumbuzo sokufa kukaKhristu. Kungani kuqakathekile ukuthi siyingene yonke imihlangano le? Imihlangano esilayo lamuhla yaqalisa njani? Njalo indlela esizizwa ngayo ngemihlangano le ivezani ngathi?

Kungani Kumele Sihlangane Ndawonye?

3, 4. UJehova ufuna abantu bakhe benzeni? Nika izibonelo.

3 Kusukela endulo uJehova ubefuna ukuthi abantu bakhe bahlangane ndawonye ukuze bamkhonze. Ngokwesibonelo, ngo-1513 B.C.E. uJehova wanika isizwe sako-Israyeli uMthetho owawugoqela ukuthi bagcine iSabatha lamaviki onke ukuze imuli ngayinye imkhonze njalo ifundiswe uMthetho. (Dute. 5:​12; 6:​4-9) Lapho ama-Israyeli elalela umlayo lo, izimuli zawo zazikhuthazwa njalo isizwe sonke sasisiba lobuhlobo obuhle lobuqinileyo loJehova. Lapho isizwe lesi singawulaleli uMthetho, okugoqela ukuhlangana ndawonye ukuze sikhonze uJehova, sasicina singasemukeleki kuye.​—Levi. 10:​11; 26:​31-​35; 2 ImiLan. 36:​20, 21.

4 Cabanga langesibonelo sikaJesu. Wayejayele ukuya esinagogeni ngeSabatha iviki ngayinye. (Luk. 4:​16) Ngemva kokufa lokuvuswa kukaJesu, abafundi bakhe baqhubeka behlangana ndawonye lanxa babengasekho ngaphansi komthetho weSabatha. (ImiSeb. 1:​6, 12-​14; 2:​1-4; Rom. 14:5; Kol. 2:​13, 14) Emihlanganweni le, amaKhristu ekhulu lokuqala ayengatholi iziqondiso kanye lokukhuthazwa kuphela, kodwa ayenikela lemihlatshelo yokudumisa uNkulunkulu ngemithandazo, ngezimpendulo langezingoma.​—Kol. 3:​16; Heb. 13:15.

UJesu esevusiwe, ungena ekamelweni abafundi bakhe bebuthene ndawonye

Abafundi bakaJesu babehlangana ndawonye ukuze bakhuthazane

5. Kungani sisiba khona emihlanganweni iviki ngayinye lasemihlanganweni emikhulu minyaka yonke? (Khangela lebhokisi elithi “Imihlangano Yaminyaka Yonke Emanyanisa Abantu BakaNkulunkulu.”)

5 Lathi lamuhla nxa sisiba khona emihlanganweni iviki ngayinye lasemihlanganweni emikhulu minyaka yonke, siyabe sitshengisa ukuthi siyawusekela uMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Kanti njalo umoya ongcwele uyasinika amandla, sikhuthaze labanye ngokholo lwethu. Okuqakatheke kakhulu yikuthi isinika ithuba lokukhonza uJehova ngemithandazo yethu, ngezimpendulo langezingoma. Indlela imihlangano yethu ehlelwe ngayo ingabe itshiyene leyama-Israyeli kanye leyamaKhristu ekhulu lokuqala, kodwa imibuthano yethu iqakatheke ngendlela efananayo. Imihlangano esilayo lamuhla yaqalisa njani?

Imihlangano Yamaviki Onke Ekhuthaza ‘Uthando Lezenzo Ezinhle’

6, 7. (a) Kungani sisiba lemihlangano? (b) Imihlangano yayitshiyene njani kusiya ngeqembu?

6 Lapho uMfowethu uCharles Taze Russell eqalisa ukudinga iqiniso eLizwini likaNkulunkulu, wabona ukuthi kwakuqakathekile ukuthi ahlangane ndawonye labanye ababedinga iqiniso njengaye. Ngo-1879 uRussell wabhala wathi: “Mina labanye abasePittsburgh sahlela njalo saqhubeka silekilasi yebhayibhili yokuchwayisisa iMibhalo, sasihlangana ngeSonto maviki onke.” Ababefunda i-Zion’s Watch Tower bakhuthazwa ukuthi bahlangane ndawonye, njalo ngo-1881 imihlangano yayisingenwa ngeSonto langoLwesithathu iviki ngayinye ePittsburgh, ePennsylvania. I-Watch Tower kaNovember 1895 yathi inhloso yemihlangano le yayingeyokuvuselela “ubudlelwano bobuKhristu lothando,” kanye lokunika ababekuyo ithuba lokukhuthazana.​—Bala uHebheru 10:​24, 25.

7 Kwadlula iminyaka eminengi aBafundi beBhayibhili besenza imihlangano ngendlela etshiyeneyo kusiya ngeqembu, futhi amanye amaqembu ayeyingena kanengi kulamanye. Ngokwesibonelo, incwadi eyabhalwa ngo-1911 eyayivela eqenjini elalise-United States yayisithi: “Singena imihlangano emihlanu loba edlula lapho iviki ngayinye.” Babesiba layo ngoMvulo, ngoLwesithathu, ngoLwesihlanu, emibili besebeyenza ngeSonto. Enye incwadi eyabhalwa ngo-1914 eyayivela eqenjini elalise-Africa yayisithi: “Singena imihlangano kabili ngenyanga, iqalisa kungoLwesihlanu ize iphele ngeSonto.” Kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, imihlangano yaqalisa ukwenziwa ngendlela esisenziwa ngayo lamuhla. Khangela ngamafitshane ukuthi umhlangano ngamunye waqalisa njani.

8. Ezinye izinkulumo ezakhulunywa kudala zazilaziphi izihloko?

8 INkulumo Kazulu Wonke. Ngo-1880, sekwedlule umnyaka uMfowethu uRussell eqalise ukudinda i-Zion’s Watch Tower, walandela isibonelo sikaJesu ngokuqalisa ukuya emadolobheni atshiyeneyo esiyatshumayela. (Luk. 4:​43) Lokho uMfowethu uRussell ayekwenza kwacanda indlela yeNkulumo Kazulu Wonke esilayo lamuhla. I-Watch Tower yatshela abantu ngohambo olwaluzakwenziwa nguRussell, yathi “uzakujabulela ukukhuluma emihlanganweni phambi kukazulu wonke ‘Ngezinto eziphathelane lombuso kaNkulunkulu.’” Kwathi sekubunjwe amakilasi kumbe amabandla emazweni amanengi ngo-1911, ikilasi ngayinye yakhuthazwa ukuthi idinge izikhulumi ezifaneleyo ezazizakuya ezindaweni eziseduze ukuze ziyekhuluma izinkulumo eziyisithupha ezaziphathelane lokwahlulela, inhlawulo, lokunye. Ekucineni kwenkulumo ngayinye, kwakumenyezelwa ibizo lalowo owayezakhuluma inkulumo ngeviki elandelayo kanye lesihloko senkulumo yakhe.

9. UMhlangano weNkulumo Kazulu Wonke untshintshe njani eminyakeni edlulileyo, futhi ungawusekela njani?

9 Ngo-1945, iNqabayokulinda yamemezela ukuqalisa komkhankaso womhlaba wonke weziNkulumo ziKazulu Wonke ezingu-8 ezisekelwe eBhayibhilini, ezaziphathelane “lezinhlupho ezazikhathaza abantu ngalesosikhathi.” Lanxa abazalwane ababekhuluma izinkulumo lezi babesebenzisa izihloko ababeziphiwa yinceku ethembekileyo, kwathatha iminyaka eminengi bekhuluma lezinkulumo ababezicabangela zona. Kodwa ngo-1981, zonke izikhulumi zatshelwa ukuthi kwasekumele zisebenzise ama-outline ayephiwa amabandla kuphela.b Ngo-1990 kwakusiba lezinye izinkulumo zikazulu wonke ezazisiba lemibuzo lezimpendulo kumbe iziboniso; kodwa ngomnyaka lo iziqondiso zalungisiswa, kwasekusiba yinkulumo kuphela. NgoJanuary 2008 kwaphinda kwaba lolunye untshintsho lapho izinkulumo zikazulu wonke ezazithatha imizuzu engu-45 zisiba ngezemizuzu engu-30. Lanxa indlela izinkulumo zikazulu wonke ebezikhulunywa ngayo ibilokhu intshintsha, izinkulumo ezilungiselelwe kuhle ziyaqhubeka ziqinisa ukholo lwethu eLizwini likaNkulunkulu njalo ziyasifundisa ngezinto ezitshiyeneyo eziphathelane loMbuso wakhe. (1 Tim. 4:​13, 16) Uyabanxusa ngomdlandla yini labo ophindela kubo kanye labanye abangayisibo boFakazi ukuze bazolalela izinkulumo lezi eziqakathekileyo ezisekelwe eBhayibhilini?

10-12. (a) Intshintshe njani indlela iSifundo se-Nqabayokulinda ebesisenziwa ngayo? (b) Kungaba kuhle ukuthi uzibuze yiphi imibuzo?

10 ISifundo se-Nqabayokulinda. Ngo-1922 abazalwane okwakuthiwa ngama-pilgrims, ababeyizikhonzi ezazithunywa yinhlanganiso ukuthi ziyekhuluma izinkulumo emabandleni lokuthi zikhokhele emsebenzini wokutshumayela, zakhuthaza ukuthi kwenziwe umhlangano wokufunda i-The Watch Tower maviki onke. Inhlanganiso yasamukela isikhuthazo sazo, njalo ekuqaliseni izifundo ze-Watch Tower zazisenziwa phakathi kweviki kumbe ngeSonto.

Umhlangano wabaFundi beBhayibhili eGhana ngo-1931

Isifundo seNqabayokulinda, eGhana, ngo-1931

11 NgoJune 15, 1932, iNqabayokulinda yanika ezinye iziqondiso ezaziphathelane lokuthi umhlangano lo kwakumele wenziwe njani. Yathi kwakumele wenziwe ngendlela owawusenziwa ngayo eBhetheli, ukhokhelwe ngumzalwane oyedwa. Abazalwane abathathu babengahlala phambi kwabantu bantshintshane ukubala izindima. Ngalesosikhathi kwakungelamibuzo ku-Nqabayokulinda, ngakho okhokhelayo kwakumele acele abantu abalaleleyo ukuthi babuze imibuzo ngalokho ababekufunda. Ngemva kwalokho, wayecela abanye ukuthi baphendule mibuzo leyo. Nxa kwakudingeka ukuthi kuphinde kucaciswe, okhokhelayo kwakumele achasise “kafitshane langendlela ezwakalayo.”

12 Ibandla ngalinye laqalisa livunyelwa ukuthi lifunde loba yiphi iNqabayokulinda eyayifunwa ngabanengi. Kodwa iNqabayokulinda ka-April 15, 1933 yathi wonke amabandla kwasekumele afunde iNqabayokulinda eyayiphuma inyanga ngayinye. Ngo-1937 kwakhitshwa isiqondiso sokuthi isifundo se-Nqabayokulinda senziwe ngeSonto. Kwasekusithi ngo-October 1, 1942, iNqabayokulinda yathuthukisa umhlangano lo, waqalisa ukwenziwa ngendlela osusenziwa ngayo lamuhla. Imagazini le yaqala yabika ukuthi kwasekuzakuba lemibuzo ekucineni kwekhasi ngalinye esihlokweni esifundwayo, lokuthi kwakumele isetshenziswe. Ngemva kwalokho yathi isifundo lesi kwakumele sithathe ihora elilodwa. Yakhuthaza lalabo ababephendula imibuzo ukuthi bakhulume “ngamazwi abo” kulokuthi babale imitsho ethile esendimeni. ISifundo se-Nqabayokulinda lokhu singumhlangano oqakatheke kakhulu osetshenziswa yinceku ethembekileyo ukuze isinike ukudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. (Mat. 24:​45) Munye ngamunye wethu kumele azibuze ukuthi: ‘Ngiyasilungiselela yini isifundo se-Nqabayokulinda iviki ngayinye? Njalo ngenza konke okusemandleni ami ukuthi ngiphendule yini nxa ngisenelisa?’

13, 14. ISifundo seBhayibhili Sebandla saqalisa njani, njalo kuyini okuthandayo emhlanganweni lo?

13 ISifundo seBhayibhili sebandla. Eminyakeni yabo-1895, ngemva kokwethulwa kwamabhuku amanengi e-Millennial Dawn, uMfowethu uH. N. Rahn owayenguMfundi weBhayibhili njalo ehlala edolobheni laseBaltimore, eMaryland, e-U.S.A., wathi kubunjwe amaqembu okufunda iBhayibhili ayezabizwa ngokuthi ‘ngama-Dawn Circles.’ Imihlangano yamaqembu la eyayijayele ukwenzelwa ezindlini zabafowethu, yaqalisa isenziwa ukuze kubonakale ukuthi yayingaphumelela yini. Kodwa ngoSeptember 1895, yayisiphumelela kakhulu emadolobheni amanengi ase-United States. Yikho-ke i-Watch Tower yaleyo nyanga yakhuthaza bonke abafundi beqiniso ukuthi babe lemihlangano le. Yathi lowo awayezakhokhela kwakumele abe ngumuntu owenelisa ukubala kuhle. Kwakumele abale umutsho owodwa abeselindela ukuthi abantu abakhona baxoxe ngawo. Ngemva kokubala lokuxoxa ngomutsho ngamunye osendimeni, kwakumele avule njalo abale imibhalo eyayibhalwe kuyo. Ekucineni kwesahluko, munye ngamunye walabo ababesesifundweni kwakumele atsho kafitshane ukuthi sasiphathelane lani.

14 Ibizo lomhlangano lo lantshintshwa kanengi. Kwakuthiwa liQembu laseBheriya Lokufunda iBhayibhili, lithathelwa kwabaseBheriya bangekhulu lokuqala ababehlolisisa iMibhalo. (ImiSeb. 17:​11) Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kwathiwa yiSifundo Sebhuku Sebandla. Khathesi usubizwa ngokuthi yiSifundo seBhayibhili Sebandla, njalo ibandla lonke lihlangana eWolu loMbuso esikhundleni sokuwenza ngamaqembu ezindlini zabafowethu. Eminyakeni edlulileyo, bekufundwa amabhuku lamabhukwana atshiyeneyo, kanye lamanye amamagazini e-Watch Tower emhlanganweni lo. Kusukela kudala bonke ababengena umhlangano lo babekhuthazwa ukuthi baphendule. Usisize kakhulu ukuthi sijulise ulwazi lwethu lweBhayibhili. Uyawulungiselela yini umhlangano lo ngasosonke isikhathi, njalo uyazama ngamandla akho onke ukuthi uphendule yini?

Abazali labantwababo abangamankazana besenza ukukhonza kwemuli

Lilohlelo lokukhonza kwemuli okulungiselelwa kuseselesikhathi iviki ngayinye yini?

UKUKHONZA KWEMULI

KULEZI zinsuku zokucina, inhlanganiso kaJehova ibilokhu igcizelela ukuthi imuli ngayinye kumele ibe lohlelo lwayo lokufunda iBhayibhili. (2 Tim. 3:1) Ngokwesibonelo, ibhukwana elithi Home and Happiness, eladindwa ngo-1932 lakucacisa lathi: “Akuthi imuli ngayinye ihle iqalise khathesi ukuba lesifundo seBhayibhili ngekhaya.” INqabayokulinda kaMay 15, 1956 yakhuthaza zonke izimuli zamaKhristu ukuthi zibe “lesifundo seBhayibhili esinceda wonke amalunga emuli, esenziwa zikhathi zonke ezindlini zazo.” Yasibuza ukuthi: “Lilentambama yini lapho elilungiselela khona iNqabayokulinda liyimuli ingakafundwa emhlanganweni?”

Ngo-2009, inhlanganiso yatshengisa ukuthi isifundo semuli siqakathekile sibili ngokuntshintsha uhlelo lwemihlangano yaphakathi kweviki; kusukela ngalesosikhathi ISifundo seBhayibhili Sebandla sabanjaniswa leSikolo Senkonzo SamaKhristu kanye loMhlangano Wenkonzo. Inkonzo Yethu YoMbuso kaJanuary 2011 yathi: “Esinye isizatho esenza kwaba lontshintsho lolu ngesokuthi izimuli zithole isikhathi sokuqinisa indlela yazo yokukhonza ngokuba lelanga elithile lokukhonza kwemuli iviki ngayinye.” Yaqhubeka yathi: “Ngesikhathi lesi, xoxani ngezinto eziseBhayibhilini lingajahanga njalo elikufundayo likwenze kuhambelane lezidingo zezimuli zenu.”c

Kungani ukuKhonza Kwemuli kuqakatheke okokuthi akumelanga kweqiwe loba nini? Kungenxa yokuthi kuqinisa ukholo lwezimuli, kuphinde kuqinise lebandla ekukhonzeni. Nanku umzekeliso: Ibandla singalifanisa lendlu eyakhiwe ngezitina. (Bala uHebheru 3:​4-6.)d Ukuthi indlu enhle eyakhiwe ngezitina iqine kangakanani kuya ngezinto ezimbili eziqakathekileyo: ukuthi isisekelo sayo siqine kangakanani, lokuthi isitina ngasinye siqine kangakanani. Nxa isisekelo singaqinanga, indlu iyadilika. Lanxa isisekelo singaze siqine kodwa izitina zayo zivuthuka, icina idilika. Ibandla lamaKhristu lakhelwe phezu kwesisekelo esiqine ukwedlula zonke, esiyizimfundiso zikaKhristu. (Bala u-1 Khorinte 3:​10-15.)e Abantu lezimuli ezisebandleni singakufanisa lezitina. UkuKhonza Kwemuli kunika umuntu ngamunye kanye lemuli ngayinye ithuba lokwakha lokuqinisa ukholo olungasoze lubhidlike. Umuntu ngamunye kanye lemuli ngayinye elokholo oluqinileyo kubumba amabandla aqinileyo. Lilohlelo lokukhonza kwemuli okulungiselelwa kuseselesikhathi iviki ngayinye yini?

c Amanye amacebo alokho elingakwenza ekukhonzeni kwemuli lingawathola ku-Nkonzo Yethu YoMbuso kaJanuary 2011.

d Amazwi kaPhawuli atsho labo abahlanganyela “ekubizweni ezulwini.” (Heb. 3:1) Kodwa isimiso lesi siyasebenza lakuwo wonke amaKhristu.

e Ukuze uthole okunengi ngamavesi la, khangela iNqabayokulinda yesiZulu kaJuly 15, 1999, amakhasi 12-​14, izindima 15-20. Kungaba kuhle ukuthi libale njalo licabangisise ngendlela lokhu okungasebenza ngayo ekuKhonzeni kwenu Kwemuli.

15. Senzelweni Isikolo Senkonzo SamaKhristu?

15 Isikolo Senkonzo SamaKhristu. UCarey Barber owayekhonza emawofisini amakhulu eBrooklyn, eNew York, wathi: “NgoMvulo ebusuku mhlaka 16 February, 1942, bonke abafowethu ababengamalunga eBhetheli eseBrooklyn bacelwa ukuthi babhalise esikolo esacina sesisaziwa ngokuthi yiSikolo Senkonzo SamaKhristu.” UMfowethu uBarber, owacina eselilunga leQula Elibusayo wathi isikolo lesi “singezinye zezindlela ezimangalisayo uJehova asebenzelane ngazo labantu bakhe ezikhathini zalamuhla.” Isikolo lesi sanceda abazalwane ukuthi bathuthukise ukufundisa lokutshumayela kwabo, okokuthi kusukela ngo-1943 ibhukwana elithi Course in Theocratic Ministry laqalisa ukutholwa ngamabandla emhlabeni wonke kancane kancane. INqabayokulinda kaJune 1, 1943 yathi Isikolo Senkonzo SamaKhristu sasenzelwe ukusiza abantu bakaNkulunkulu ukuthi “baziqeqetshe ukuze babe ngofakazi abangcono ekumemezeleni ngoMbuso.”​—2 Tim. 2:15.

16, 17. Isikolo Senkonzo SamaKhristu sasifundisa ukukhuluma izinkulumo kuphela yini? Chaza.

16 Ekuqaliseni, abanengi kwakubathwalisa nzima ukukhuluma phambi kwexuku labantu. UClayton Woodworth, Jr., oyindodana yomunye umzalwane owayebotshwe loMfowethu uRutherford kanye labanye ngo-1918, walandisa ngendlela azizwa ngayo lapho eqalisa ukubhalisa esikolo lesi ngo-1943. Wathi: “Kwakunzima kakhulu ukuthi ngikhulume izinkulumo. Ngangisizwa angathi ulimi lwami luyananabuka, amathe ome qha, njalo ilizwi lami laliheleza.” Kodwa lapho uClayton ethuthuka, waphiwa izabelo ezinengi zokukhuluma izinkulumo. Isikolo lesi kasimfundisanga ukukhuluma izinkulumo kuphela. Samfundisa lokuthi kuqakatheke kangakanani ukuthobeka lokuthembela kuJehova. Wathi: “Ngakunanzelela ukuthi umuntu okhuluma inkulumo kayisuye oqakathekileyo. Kodwa nxa eyilungiselele kuhle njalo ethembela kuJehova, abantu bazajabulela ukuyilalela njalo bazafunda okuthile kuyo.”

17 Ngo-1959, odadewethu bacelwa ukuthi babhalise esikolo lesi. UDadewethu u-Edna Bauer walandisa ngalokho okwenzakalayo mhla lokhu kumenyezelwa emhlanganweni ayekuwo. Wathi: “Ngiyakhumbula ukuthi odade abanengi bajabula njani bekuzwa. Labo basebevulekelwe ngamathuba amanengi.” Usubhalisile yini eSikolo Senkonzo SamaKhristu ukuze ufundiswe nguJehova kungelani lokuthi ungowesilisa kumbe ungowesifazane?​—Bala u-Isaya 54:13.

18, 19. (a) Khathesi sizithola njani iziqondiso ezisinceda ekutshumayeleni? (b) Kungani sihlabela emihlanganweni yethu? (Khangela ibhokisi elithi “Ukuhlabela Iqiniso.”)

18 UMhlangano Wenkonzo. Ngomnyaka ka-1919, kwasekusenziwa imihlangano yokuhlela umsebenzi wokutshumayela. Ngalesosikhathi, kayisibo bonke ababesebandleni ababengena umhlangano lo, wawungenwa yilabo ababehamba besiyanika abantu amabhuku ekutshumayeleni kuphela. UMhlangano Wenkonzo wawusenziwa kanye ngenyanga phose okomnyaka wonke ka-1923, njalo bonke ababesekilasini kumbe ebandleni kwasekumele bawungene. Ngo-1928, amabandla akhuthazwa ukuthi enze uMhlangano Wenkonzo iviki ngayinye, njalo ngo-1935 iNqabayokulinda yakhuthaza wonke amabandla ukuthi enze umhlangano lo esebenzisa i-Director (eyantshintshwa yaba yi-Informant, khathesi esiyi-Nkonzo Yethu YoMbuso). Ngesikhatshana nje umhlangano lo wawususenziwa ngamabandla wonke iviki ngayinye.

19 Khathesi emhlanganweni wethu waphakathi kweviki kulokunengi esikufundiswayo ukuze sitshumayele kuhle. (Mat. 10:​5-​13) Nxa ulelungelo lokuthola ugwalo lomhlangano, uyalufunda futhi uyawasebenzisa yini amacebo atholakala kulo enkonzweni yakho?

Umhlangano Oqakatheke Kulayo Yonke

AmaKhristu ekhulu lakuqala enanza iSikhumbuzo sokufa kukaKhristu esenziwa minyaka yonke

Kusukela ekhulwini lokuqala C.E., amaKhristu abelokhu ehlangana ndawonye ukuze ananze iSikhumbuzo sokufa kukaKhristu umnyaka ngamunye (Khangela indima  20)

20-22. (a) Kungani sikhumbula ukufa kukaJesu? (b) Ukuba khona eSikhumbuzweni minyaka yonke kukunceda njani?

20 UJesu watshela abalandeli bakhe ukuthi bakhumbule ukufa kwakhe aze abuye. ISikhumbuzo sokufa kukaKhristu singumbuthano owenziwa minyaka yonke njengomkhosi wePhasika. (1 Khor. 11:​23-​26) Umhlangano lo ubuthanisa izigidi zabantu umnyaka ngamunye. Ukhumbuza abagcotshiweyo ukuthi balesibusiso sokuba yizindlalifa zoMbuso. (Rom. 8:​17) Kanti njalo wenza ezinye izimvu ziyihloniphe kakhulu iNkosi yoMbuso kaNkulunkulu futhi zithembeke kuyo.​—Joh. 10:16.

21 UMfowethu uRussell labanye bakhe bakubona ukuqakatheka kokunanza Isidlo SeNkosi Sakusihlwa, njalo babekwazi ukuthi kwakumele sinanzwe kanye kuphela umnyaka ngamunye. I-Watch Tower ka-April 1880 yathi: ‘Sekuleminyaka inengi lethu lapha ePittsburgh linanza iPhasika [iSikhumbuzo] minyaka yonke njalo lisidla futhi linatha lokho okumela umzimba kanye legazi leNkosi yethu.’ Ngesikhatshana imihlangano emikhulu yayisisenziwa ndawonye leSikhumbuzo. Umbiko wokuqala owagcinwayo ophathelane lemihlangano le ngoka-1889, lapho okwakulabantu abangu-225 khona njalo kwabhaphathizwa abangu-22.

22 Lamuhla iSikhumbuzo kasisahlanganiswa lemihlangano emikhulu, kodwa siyabanxusa bonke abasezindaweni esihlala kuzo ukuze bazosinanza kanye lathi eWolu loMbuso eliseduze lathi kumbe endaweni ethile esiyabe siyibhadalele. Ngo-2013, abantu abedlula 19 miliyoni bakhumbula ukufa kukaJesu. Kuyisibusiso esikhulu ukuthi sibe khona eSikhumbuzweni kanye lokuthi siyekhuthaza abanye ukuthi labo babekhona kulobubusuku obungcwele! Ubanxusa ngentshiseko yini bonke abantu ongabathola ukuze babe khona eSikhumbuzweni minyaka yonke?

Indlela Ozizwa Ngayo Ngemihlangano Ivezani?

23. Uzizwa njani ngokuhlangana kwethu ndawonye?

23 Izinceku zikaJehova ezithembekileyo kazikuboni kunzima ukulalela umlayo wokuthi zihlangane ndawonye. (Heb. 10:​24, 25; 1 Joh. 5:3) Ngokwesibonelo, iNkosi uDavida yayikuthanda ukuyakhonza endlini kaJehova. (Hubo. 27:4) Eyayikukholisa kakhulu yikumkhonza ndawonye labanye ababethanda uNkulunkulu. (Hubo. 35:​18) Cabanga langesibonelo sikaJesu. Ngitsho lalapho esesemncane, wayelesifiso esikhulu sokuba sendlini kaYise yokukhonzela.​—Luk. 2:​41-49.

Indlela esifisa ngayo ukuhlangana ndawonye ikuveza kuhle ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu ungokoqobo kangakanani komunye lomunye wethu

24. Ukungena imihlangano kusinika ithuba lokwenzani?

24 Nxa singena imihlangano, siyabe sitshengisa ukuthi siyamthanda uJehova njalo silesifiso esikhulu sokukhuthaza esikholwa labo. Siyabe sitshengisa lokuthi silesifiso esikhulu sokufunda ukuthi kumele siphile njani njengoba sibuswa nguMbuso kaNkulunkulu, ngoba ukuqeqetshwa lokhu sikuthola ikakhulu emihlanganweni yebandla kanye lasemihlanganweni emikhulu. Kanti njalo imihlangano yethu iyasifundisa futhi isinike amandla esiwadingayo ukuze sibekezele emsebenzini oqakatheke kulayo yonke eyenziwa nguMbuso kaNkulunkulu lamuhla, umsebenzi wokwenza lokuqeqetsha abafundi beNkosi uJesu Khristu. (Bala uMathewu 28:​19, 20.) Kuyacaca-ke ukuthi indlela esifisa ngayo ukuhlangana ndawonye ikuveza kuhle ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu ungokoqobo kangakanani komunye lomunye wethu. Kasiqhubekeni siyiqakathekisa imihlangano yethu!

a Lanxa iviki ngayinye silemihlangano yebandla, imuli ngayinye ikhuthazwa ukuthi ibe lesikhathi sokukhonza kwemuli, njalo umuntu ngamunye ukhuthazwa ukuthi afunde eyedwa.

b Ngo-2013, kwasekulama-outline edlula 180 ezinkulumo zikazulu wonke.

UMbuso Ungokoqobo Kangakanani Kuwe?

  • Kungani sihlangana ndawonye?

  • Uzizwa njani ngemihlangano etshiyeneyo esilayo?

  • Indlela ozizwa ngayo ngemihlangano ivezani? Chasisa.

Ixuku labantu emhlanganweni liphethe i-The New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures

IMIHLANGANO YAMINYAKA YONKE EMANYANISA ABANTU BAKANKULUNKULU

UJEHOVA walaya wonke amadoda angama-Israyeli ukuthi ahlangane eJerusalema kathathu ngomnyaka. (Eks. 23:​14-​17; Levi. 23:​34-​36) UJosefa, ubaba owakhulisa uJesu, wayehamba lemuli yakhe yonke emibuthanweni le. Kumele ukuthi lamanye amadoda angama-Israyeli ayesenza njalo. Lamuhla abantu bakaNkulunkulu labo baba lemihlangano emikhulu kathathu ngomnyaka. Kweminye imihlangano le kwenzakale izinto eziqakatheke kakhulu ekuthuthukiseni ingxenye yasemhlabeni yenhlanganiso kaNkulunkulu kulezi zinsuku zokucina. Nansi eminye yakhona kanye lalokho okwenza ihlale ikhunjulwa.

  • Oka-1919: ECedar Point, e-Ohio, e-U.S.A.

    Lo waba ngumhlangano wokuqala omkhulu owabakhona ngemva kweMpi Yomhlaba Yokuqala.

    Umsebenzi wokutshumayela waphinda wavuselelwa.

    Kwamenyezelwa ukuthi kwasekuzadindwa imagazini okuthiwa yi-The Golden Age (esibizwa ngokuthi yi-Awake!).

  • Oka-1922: ECedar Point, e-Ohio

    Inkulumo eyayilesihloko esithi “UMbuso” yakhuthaza abantu ukuthi bangezelele intshiseko emsebenzini wokutshumayela. Inkulumo le yaba lesimemezelo esikhulu esasithi “Memezelani, memezelani, memezelani, iNkosi loMbuso wayo”!

  • Oka-1931: EColumbus, e-Ohio

    Saqalisa ukusebenzisa ibizo elithi oFakazi bakaJehova.

  • Oka-1935: EWashington, D.C.

    Saqalisa ukuzwisisa ukuthi ‘ixuku elikhulukazi,’ okukhulunywa ngalo kuSambulo 7:​9, lizaphila phakade emhlabeni.

  • Oka-1942: Umhlangano Womhlaba Omutsha Wokubusa KukaNkulunkulu, owenziwa emadolobheni angu-85 emhlabeni wonke

    Inkulumo eyayilesihloko esithi “Ukuthula​—Kungahlala Phakade Yini?” yacacisa isiphrofetho esikuSambulo isahluko 17. Yakhanyisa ukuthi ngemva kweMpi Yomhlaba Yesibili kwakuzaba lethuba lokuqoqa ezinye izizalwane zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu.

  • Oka-1950: Owawusithi “Ukwanda koMbuso”

    Kwethulwa i-New World Translation yeMibhalo yamaKhristu yesiGiriki.

  • Oka-1958: Umhlangano wezizwe owawusithi “Intando kaNkulunkulu”

    Lo waba ngumhlangano wezizwe omkhulu kulayo yonke eyake yenzelwa edolobheni elilodwa. WawuseNew York, kulabantu abedlula 250 000 ababevela emazweni angu-123.

  • Oka-1961: Owawusithi “Izikhonzi Ezimanyeneyo”

    Kwethula i-New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures egcweleyo.

  • Oka-1992: Owawusithi “Abaphathi Bezibani”

    Lo waba ngumhlangano wezizwe wokuqala waboFakazi bakaJehova owenzelwa eSt. Petersburg, eRussia, eyayiseseyiSoviet Union.

  • Oka-1993: Owawusithi “Imfundo Evela Phezulu,” eKyiv, e-Ukraine

    Kwabhaphathizwa abantu abanengi ukwedlula bonke abake babhaphathizwa emhlanganweni owodwa; babengu-7 402.

  • Oka-2011: Owawusithi “UMbuso kaNkulunkulu Kawuze!”

    Kwalungisiswa indlela esasizwisisa ngayo isiphrofetho esiphathelane lesithombe esikuDanyeli isahluko 2. Sazwisisa ukuthi inyawo ezenziwe ngensimbi lobumba zimela umbuso olamandla kulayo yonke emhlabeni iBritain le-America, ozabe ulokhu ukhonya ngesikhathi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu uphahlaza sonke isithombe esisesiphrofethweni lesi.

  • Oka-2014: Owawusithi “Qhubekani Lifuna Kuqala uMbuso kaNkulunkulu!”

    Yiwo umnyaka lapho uMbuso kaKhristu owahlanganisa khona iminyaka engu-100 ubusa ezulwini.

UJesu labafundi bakhe behlabela izingoma zokudumisa uNkulunkulu

“UKUHLABELA IQINISO”

ABANTU bakaJehova bayakuthanda ukutshengisa ukuthi bazinikele kuye ngokuhlabela ngaye langokumhlabelela. Ngokwesibonelo, uJehova wathi ekhulula ama-Israyeli kwabaseGibhithe oLwandle Olubomvu, abantu bambonga njalo bamdumisa ngokumhlabelela ingoma evusa usinga. (Eks. 15:​1-​21) Ngokuya kwesikhathi ukuhlabela kwaba yingxenye eqakathekileyo yokukhonza uJehova ethempelini. (1 ImiLan. 23:​4, 5; 25:7) Ngekhulu lokuqala, uJesu labafundi bakhe batshengisa ukuthi babemthanda kangakanani uJehova ngokumhlabelela izingoma zokumdumisa.​—Mat. 26:​30; Efe. 5:19.

Yikho-ke, kusukela uMfowethu uRussell labanye bakhe beqalisa ukuvumbulula iqiniso, sibe lezihlabelelo ezitshiyeneyo ebesizisebenzisa ekukhonzeni uJehova. I-Watch Tower kaFebruary 15, 1896 yathi ichasisa ngokuqakatheka kokuhlabela yathi: “Ukuhlabela iqiniso kuyindlela enhle kakhulu yokulenza lingene ezingqondweni lasezinhliziyweni zabantu bakaNkulunkulu.”

Isihlabelelo esithi Songs of the Bride esadindwa ngo-1879

1879

Isihlabelelo esithi Poems and Hymns of Millennial Dawn esadindwa ngo-1890

1890

Amaphepha alamazwi engoma ethi The Shining Light, ethethwe esihlabelelweni esithi Zion’s Glad Songs of the Morning, esadindwa ngo-1896

1896

Isihlabelelo esithi Zion’s Glad Songs, esadindwa ngo-1900

1900

Isihlabelelo esithi Hymns of the Millennial Dawn, esadindwa ngo-1905

1905

Isihlabelelo esithi Kingdom Hymns, esadindwa ngo-1925

1925

Isihlabelelo esithi Songs of Praise to Jehovah, esadindwa ngo-1928

1928

I-Kingdom Service Song Book, eyadindwa ngo-1944

1944

Isihlabelelo esithi Songs to Jehovah’s Praise, esadindwa ngo-1950

1950

Isihlabelelo esithi “Singing and Accompanying Yourselves With Music In Your Hearts,” esadindwa ngo-1966

1966

Isihlabelelo esithi Sing Praises to Jehovah, esadindwa ngo-1984

1984

Isihlabelelo esithi Hubelani uJehova

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